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Figures from the AA show pupil registrations have soared by up to 127 per cent in some parts of the UK

Driving instructors are in high demand as pupil registrations increase

Ben Tollitt is one of 17 new arrivals at Morecambe this summer Picture: Morecambe FC

Morecambe new boy's quick settling-in process

Credit: Lisa Ferguson

Family activities to do for £5 or less this May half-term

Man with links to Lancs wanted after mum murdered pushing baby in pram

Heather's 2-year-old Zuchon, Crumpet covered in Sugar Puffs. A video shows a woman's hilarious reaction to her dog getting sugar puff cereal stuck in her fur.

Hilarious dog turns into the Honey Monster after raiding Sugar Puffs

Choose GMYN as your Charity of the Year

It’s not too late to choose Greater Manchester Youth Network as your Charity of ...

Chief Superintendent Mike Gladwin has taken over as head of policing in Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre, Lancaster and Morecambe

Meet the new top cop in Blackpool who says 'criminality not welcome'

Care leavers employment opportunities through GMYN

Boost for young people seeking employment opportunities with new programme in Gr...

Prospect Homes staff member Jason Webster pictured at Mitton Grange, Whalley, Lancashire

Jason continues to build on skills two decades into career

Wholesale supermarket Costco is looking to open 14 more sites across the UK - including one in Preston

Lancashire on shortlist for new Costco stores

Aldi is creating more than 800 jobs

Aldi creating more than 800 jobs across the UK before Christmas

Lancashire's oldest man 107 year old has some telling advice for our readers

Z's Defency Academy teaching female staff and pupils at UCLan how to defend themselves

Women’s charity bringing self defence classes to the women of Preston

The industrial estate where the new medical waste treatment facility will be built in Simonswood (image: Google)

'You're signing our death warrants': residents' warning as incinerator approved

Smashing the social glass ceiling: wine tasting in Tuscany

From grey skies in Oldham to wine tasting in Tuscany | Jack Marshall’s column

Views: Oldham like you've never seen it before during the Saddleworth 3 Peaks

Scaling the Saddleworth 3 Peaks | Jack Marshall’s Column

It was raining. Of course it was raining - this is Oldham we’re talking about.

Jack Marshall

Police declared a major incident after human remains were discovered on Saturday (July 23) at Bismark House Mill, Bower Street, Oldham, after a fire on May 7

Human remains discovered after devastating mill fire

Rhys Turner is heading for Bamber Bridge after leaving Lancaster City (photo: Tony North)

Lancaster City boss Mark Fell has hit out at the use of agents in non-league foo...

Rhys Turner has left Lancaster and is set to join Bamber Bridge (photo:Tony North)

Dolly Blues manager Mark Fell has hit out at the use of agents in non-league foo...

The late comedian Bobby Ball

Bobby Ball's widow Yvonne thanks his fans for their support a year on from his d...

Wales Street in Oldham, Lancashire, where residents have renamed the road to England Street

Euros football fans living on Wales Street rename their road England Street

Ben Pearson has left Preston North End to sign for AFC Bournemouth

Ben Pearson leaves Preston North End to sign for Bournemouth

Morecambe made it five games without defeat when seeing off Manchester United's U21s on Wednesday night Picture: Getty Images

Morecambe players look for more away day success against Scunthorpe United

Covid infection rates compared across England as cases continue to rise - where ...

Morecambe manager Derek Adams

Morecambe's players are challenged to improve

Morecambe striker Cole Stockton has been backed by manager Derek Adams

Morecambe boss says Shrimps' striker deserves more credit

Morecambe manager Derek Adams Picture: Getty Images

Morecambe boss: Oldham Athletic victory was a deserved one

Derek Adams said his Morecambe side were worthy winners at Oldham Athletic on Saturday.

Derek Quinn

Aaron Wildig was among the Morecambe scorers (Getty Images)

Oldham Athletic 2 Morecambe 3: Super Shrimps go top of the table!

Local lockdowns may not be reducing the rise in coronavirus cases - according to experts (Photo: Shutterstock)

Local lockdowns may not be reducing the rise in coronavirus cases - according to...

Rhys Turner in action for Morecambe

Big Interview: Like Rhys Lightning – former Morecambe and Oldham ace Turner hopi...

People with acute clinical needs will be the top priority for testing (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the 5 groups that will be prioritised for coronavirus testing

People in Pendle, Blackburn and Oldham have been told not to socialise with anyone outside their household.

'People are actually more confused than they were' says Lancashire council leade...

Shoppers make their way through the town centre in Oldham

Lockdown in Oldham could be ‘catastrophic’, council leader warns

Pedestrians wear facemasks as they walk through a pedestriansed street in Oldham, Greater Manchester (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Warnings of stricter lockdowns in Pendle and Oldham as coronavirus cases rise

North Shore boating pool in its 1940 heyday

Lancashire staycations were all the rage last time the nation was in crisis

Tougher lockdown restrictions have been enforced in parts of Northern England (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the cities and towns that could be at risk of a local lockdown as coro...

Metrolink workers wear high vis jackets with that urge social distancing as a precaution against the transmission of the novel coronavirus in Manchester

Greater Manchester declares major incident over rising Covid-19 rates

NHS and healthcare staff will now have to self-isolate for 14 days if they come back from a high-risk country (Photo: Getty Images)

NHS workers are no longer exempt from quarantine restrictions when returning fro...

Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Rossendale are all affected.

This is why the Government has imposed local restrictions

Blackburn with Darwen currently has the highest coronavirus infection rates in England (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the 15 areas in England with the worst coronavirus infection rates rig...

The Prime Minister has warned of a second wave of coronavirus after the outbreak in Spain (Photo: Getty Images)

Boris Johnson has warned a coronavirus second wave could strike the UK ‘within t...

A man wearing a mask walks past the Regional Science Centre in Oldham (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Oldham in Greater Manchester is the latest UK area to invoke a local lockdown

A pedestrian walks in a quiet street in Oldham

Another north west town is ramping up coronavirus restrictions after a spike in ...

Phil Rennie / Image: North West Ambulance Service

Tributes paid to North West Ambulance Service care assistant who died with coron...

Stoneleigh Care Home in Oldham, Greater Manchester

Care home staff suspended over 'unacceptable' party

Preston midfielder Daniel Johnson has scored 10 goals this season

Daniel Johnson’s the real deal says Preston North End boss Alex Neil

Luke Conlan.

No major injury worries for Shrimps ahead of trip to Oldham

Jim Bentley

Morecambe boss Jim Bentley says Shrimps' game with Oldham is six-pointer

New Oldham Athletic head coach Dino Maamria Picture: Getty Images

Oldham Athletic appoint former Preston North End assistant boss as their new hea...

Morecambe's top scorer Lewis Alessandra

Morecambe face a test of character as they prepare to face Walsall and Oldham At...

Firefighters with a barbeque that was being used on Saddleworth Moor

Wildfire warning after moorland barbecue spotted

Oldham defender George Edmundson challenges Fulham's Denis Odoi in the FA Cup tie at Craven Cottage (photo: Getty Images)

Swoop for Oldham Athletic defender George Edmundson by Preston North End looks u...

Shrimps boss Jim Bentley

Morecambe boss Jim Bentley expects a testing evening against MK Dons

Alex Batty - missing

Detectives searching for a missing boy abroad are re-appealing for the public's ...

Connor Ripley

Preston North End goalkeeper Connor Ripley likely to miss rest of the season wit...